Senior Software Engineer I - Frontend Observability - Mobile/SDK

What We’re Building Honeycomb is a service for the near and present future, defining observability and raising expectations of what developer tools can do! We’re working with well known companies like HelloFresh, Slack, LaunchDarkly, and Vanguard and more across a range of industries. This is an exciting time in our trajectory, we’ve closed Series D funding, scaled past the 200-person mark, and were named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startups of 2022 and 2023! If you want to see what we’ve been up to, please check out these blog posts and Honeycomb.io press releases. Who We Are We come for the impact, and stay for the culture! We’re a talented, opinionated, passionate, fiercely inclusive, and responsible group of bees. We have conviction and we strive to live our values every day. We want our people to do what they truly love amongst a team of highly talented (but humble) peers. How We Work We are a remote-first company, which means we believe it is not where you sit, but how you deliver that matters most. We invest in our people and care about how you orient to our culture and processes. At the same time we imbue a lot of trust, autonomy, and accountability from Day 1. #LI-Remote

A little more about the team:

Honeycomb helps engineering teams understand their production systems — fast. We’re building the future of observability for modern software, and our SDKs are how developers connect their code to Honeycomb’s powerful insights. We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who loves building developer tools and thrives in open source environments. You’ll join a small, dedicated team responsible for building and maintaining Honeycomb’s Frontend SDKs — the libraries that power instrumentation across mobile, web, and backend applications. This is a hands-on role where you’ll shape the developer experience for thousands of engineers, collaborating closely with the OpenTelemetry community and internal product teams. You’ll work across multiple SDKs and platforms, helping ensure consistency, reliability, and ease of use. You’ll also play a key role in driving new SDK initiatives — for example, exploring how we can better support mobile frameworks like Flutter.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Help design, build, and maintain Honeycomb SDKs across multiple platforms (web, mobile).
• Collaborate closely with the OpenTelemetry community and other open source projects.
• Define and evolve SDK architecture and API design with a focus on usability and long-term maintainability.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure instrumentation is reliable, efficient, and easy to integrate.
• Write clear, developer-friendly documentation and examples.
• Review code, mentor peers, and help foster a healthy open source culture at Honeycomb.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• You have strong software engineering experience (typically 5+ years), with at least a few years building mobile applications, SDKs, developer tools, or libraries used by other engineers.
• You’re comfortable working in open source communities — reviewing pull requests, engaging with contributors, and maintaining high-quality public codebases.
• Experience with observability tools (OpenTelemetry, tracing, metrics, logs).
• You’re passionate about making developers’ lives better through thoughtful API design and clear documentation.
• You’re comfortable balancing pragmatic delivery with long-term maintainability.

Bonus points:

• You’ve used or built mobile SDKs or frameworks (Android, iOS, or cross-platform).
• You have experience with one or more of Flutter, Kotlin, Swift, or TypeScript.
• Prior contributions to SDKs used by large developer communities.
• Familiarity with backend observability pipelines or instrumentation standards.

What you’ll get:

• The opportunity to shape the SDK strategy for a category-defining observability company.
• A collaborative, remote-first culture where engineers own their work end-to-end.
• Support to engage in open source, speak at conferences, and contribute to community standards.
• Base Salary based on level of experience

$160,000—$180,000 USD

What you'll get when you join the Hive:

A stake in our success - generous equity with employee-friendly stock program It’s not about how strong of a negotiator you are - our pay is based on transparent levels relative to experience Time to recharge - Unlimited PTO and paid sabbatical A remote-first mindset and culture (really!) Home office, co-working, and internet stipend Full benefits coverage for employees, with additional coverage available for dependents Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of path to parenthood Annual development allowance And much more... Please note we cannot currently sponsor or support visa transfers at this time. Additionally, in compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work.

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Diversity & Accommodations:

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace—where people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences, and abilities are welcomed, valued, and supported. We recognize that there is no single path to success and embrace nontraditional career journeys and diverse perspectives as key to building stronger, more innovative teams. We strive to ensure an inclusive experience throughout every stage of our hiring process and are happy to provide reasonable accommodations as needed. If you require accommodations or accessible formats at any point during our hiring process, please let your recruiter know. As an equal opportunity employer our hiring process is designed to put you at ease and help you show your best work. If there’s anything we can do to improve your experience, we’re always open to feedback.

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